Quotes

Gina Procaccio

Coach - Villanova University

"I didn't think lightning would strike twice. I don't know what to say...I decided to go with the exact same relay from last year (2013 Penn Relays 4x800 Champions). I told them to try to channel last year. We had nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Emily Lipari

Anchor - Villanova University

"I know that Laura (Roesler) is a very competitive person and that she was looking to do the same thing to me that I did to her last year (Lipari out-kicked Roesler to win the 2013 Penn Relays 4x800). I had to put a good lead on her, and I could feel her coming...I didn't want to give her an opportunity to edge me out on he the line, so I took off with everything I had left in the tank with 200 meters to go. (My teammates) ran with so much heart."

Quotes

Sam Ellison

Anchor - Villanova University

"Unbelievable. You can't really find words for it. This
environment is very special. You can't really get a crowd like this
anywhere else in the world, whether it's the Olympics, World
Championships; there's nothing like the Penn Relays. They're kind of the
Super Bowl of our sport."
"Our coaches always tell us 'run for the vest,' run for the jersey. In
our field house we just have a hallway full of wheels, and we take it
very seriously. For us to have all of the talent we have on this team,
it's kind of weird that we haven't won one yet, but sometimes it just
takes the right day, the right time, the right guys, to come together."
"Certainly we were all trying to be like Emily (Lipari) today. She's an
unbelievable athlete. We're certainly proud of her."
"You just want to be a part of it and bring one home for your team, your
coaches, and your school."

Quotes

Gina Procaccio

Coach - Villanova

CW DISTANCE MEDLEY COA
Opening Statement: "This is the relay I was the most worried about... Oregon always scares me. They have incredible athletes... I always tell them it"s our turf. I don't care what anybody's doing it's our turf and we know how to win." On Confidence in anchor: "I know emily has the kick. She opened up a little bit but I was still pretty confident that Emily could run her down."

Emily Lipari

Anchor - Villanova

CW Distance Medley COA
On Mindset: "I was definitely relaxed. All the girls that were out there before me were out there being really tough and for me to not to give that same toughness would have been a shame." On Most Confident Point In The Race: "Coming down the stretch. She (Stanford Anchor) was looking really strong but I knew I had to give it everything I had."

Stephanie Schapperd

1st Leg - Villanova

CW Distance Medley COA
On Leading Off: "I was just thinking about lead-off leg so, if I put us out it's not going to look good for the future legs. I just really wanted to go out there and hand off as close to the lead as I could."

Nicky Akande

3rd Leg - Villanova

CW Distance Medley COA
On Handing Off: "I know Emily has a great kick so I felt confident. Handing off to her I could see the lead so I was definitely confident." On Watching Anchor: "we've watched her run so many times I didn't doubt her."